For two decades, Ronnie Quintarelli made his mark during a dynamic, ultra-successful career as a racecar driver and fan favorite in Japan’s Super GT. The Italian-born driver won a record four Super GT season championships ― in 2011 and 2012 (with Masataka Yanagida) and in 2014 and ’15 (with Tsugio Matsuda). Now, he’s revealed it’s […]
Read the full story on SportsLook – [JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Roki Sasaki on the Move to MLB After four seasons with NPB’s Chiba Lotte Marines, hard-throwing right-hander Roki Sasaki received the green light from the team to pursue a move to Major League Baseball. The Marines announced on Saturday, November 9 that they will post him, giving MLB’s […]
Read the full story on SportsLook – BayStars Move to Brink of Japan Series Title with 3rd Consecutive Road Win The home team has lost all five games in the 2024 Japan Series. Yokohama DeNA BayStars starting pitcher Andre Jackson and captain Shugo Maki played pivotal roles in keeping this statistical trend alive in Game 5 on […]
Read the full story on SportsLook – Kohei Arihara Leads Hawks Past BayStars in Game 1 of the Japan Series Kohei Arihara delivered a dominant performance on the mound for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in Game 1 of the 2024 Japan Series on Saturday night, October 26. Arihara pitched seven scoreless innings, holding the Yokohama DeNA BayStars […]
Read the full story on SportsLook – Naoya Inoue to Fight Sam Goodman on Christmas Eve Undisputed super bantamweight world champion Naoya Inoue is returning to the ring against Australian challenger Sam Goodman on December 24 in Tokyo. An announcement for the Christmas Eve title bout was made during a news conference on Thursday, October […]
Read the full story on SportsLook – Dodgers Clobber Mets in NLCS Game 6 and Advance to the World Series For the first time in his MLB career, Shohei Ohtani is headed to the World Series. The Los Angeles Dodgers punched their ticket to the Fall Classic with a 10-5 victory over the New York […]